Game



July 28, 1925. 1,547,222

- J. J. LYNCH GAME Filed Dec. 21, 1925 A TTOIINEYS application Patented July 28, 1925.

1 UNITED STATES JEREMIAHJ. LYNCH, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

a v a GAME.

Application filed December 2 T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, J EREMIAII J. LYNCH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Game, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

. The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in games, and it pertains more particularly to the type of games in which the players move around bases and also employ a bat and ball. 7

It isone of the primary objects of the invention to provide, anew and improved game which will furnish exerciseand recreation for the participants.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a game requiring skill in its play and which game will develop skill on the part of the players. 1

It is a further object of the invention to provide a game which may be played either indoors or outdoors with the same game aparatus and in the same manner.

lVith the above and other objectsin view,

reference is had to the accompanying drawngs, 1n which y j vFigure 1 is a top plan view of a playing field laid out in accordance with the requirements ofthe game illustrated in the present vFig. 2 1s a vlew in front elevation of a I portion of the apparatus-used;

Fig.3 is a verticalsectionalview taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig.v a is a detail horizontal sectional view taken 'on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; 1

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the elements used as a base;

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the bat or paddle used in the playing of the 'ame. Referring more particularly to the draw.- ings, the reference characterlO designates a playing field, and such playing field is bounded on the sides by markers or lines 11 and on the ends by markersor lines 12., At one end of the playing field there isabase 13, and at theother end thereis a base 14L. On one side of the playing field there are bases 15, 16 and 17, and upon the opposite side of the playing field there are bases18,

19 and 20. Q

Mounted intermediateof the ends of the playing field there is .a barrier A and the 1, 1923. Serial No. 682,016.

' specific construction of this barrier Will be hereinafter described. On the right-hand -side of thebarrier A, in Fig. .1, there is a bouncing plot B and on the left-hand side of the field in F 1, there is a bouncing plot C. These bouncing plots are each the same distance from .the barrier and'their function will ,be hereinafter referred to.

By reference to Figs. 2 to.4, it will be noted that the barrier A comprises two plates 21- and 22. hingedly connected together as at 23. The plate 21 has key-slots 24 therein and such key-slots 24 are adapted to receive screws or the like, 25, carried by standands-26., Each of these plates is provided with a plurality of openings, circular in form and designated by the reference nu: meral 27, the openings in oneplate registere ing with those in the other, Adapted to be retained between the plates, there is a sheet of tissue paper or other fragile material, 28,

and the plates are held in closed position with the sheet of fragile material there between, by means of clips or the like, 29; The sheet of fragile material 28 is printed with a plurality of Roman characters, designated by the reference character R, and ranging from F to V., whichRoman characters are visiblethrough the openings 27 on opposite sides of the barrier when the sheet 28 is placed between the plates 21 and22.

The standards 26' heretofore mentioned are supported by pivoted legs 30, and such standards areconnected to the pivoted legs 30 at their pivotal points 31. The referstandards and .to their respective pivoted legs to prevent accidental movement of the standards and pivoted legs about their pivotal points 31. Carried by the, upper end of each of the standards. there is a flagor the like, 35,.and eachof such-flags is car-' ried by a staff. 36 adapted to be received within a recess in the upper end of. the standard 26, or otherwise secured thereto.

As shown inFig. 5 of the drawings, the several bases are circular in form, and the. material cut from the plates of'the barrier mayv be used in this connection. if desired. v

Fig.6 discloses a paddle or the like which.

is used in playing the game, and the paddle comprises a head portion 40 from which pro jects a handle 41, the opposite sides of the handle being faced with reinforcing strips or the like a2, by which the necessary strength is given to the paddle.

The game is played in the following manner:

The contestants are divided into two groups constituting teams and each team occupies one end of the playing field. After it has been decided which team is to start the play, one of the members of that team, for instance, the team on the right in Fig. 1, stands in the bouncing plot B and tosses a missile, such as a soft rubber ball, over the barrier, causing the ball to land in the bouncing plot 0. Previous to this, the players of the other team have-taken their position around the bouncing plot C, and as the ball bounds one of them'hits it with the bat or paddle and drives the ball at the barrier. If the ball passes through one of the open ings and ruptures the fragile material 28, the player of the team for which the shot was made, advances a number of bases corresponding to the value of the opening through which the ball passed. If, however, theball hits the barrier without rupturing the fragile material and rebounds therefrom, there is no score or progress. After the fragile material has been broken through each 01f the openings in any desired number of barriers, for example, ten, the game is then at an end, the winning side being the one scoring the larger number of points or bases. When a barrier has been completely used up, the members of the barrier are opened and a new sheet of fragile material is placed therein and the game proceeds until tlie fragile material covering the several openings is again broken. 'The foregoing is the fundamental principle of the. game, and, of course, modifications in the rules of play may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the inven tion. Furthermore, if desired, in lieu of printing with Roman characters upon the fragile material to be ruptured, the several openings in the plates of the barrier may be numbered on the plates, rather than on the fragile material without departing from the. invention.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved game Which may be played either indoors or outdoors, and in which physical exercise and considerableskill result in the playing thereof.

What is claimed is: Y

1. A game apparatus including a playing field, a plurality of bases bordering said playing field and forming stations and a barrier having a plurality of openings of different values and'through which a. missile is to be proj ected to determine the. number of bases 2. player is entitled to proceed.

2. A game apparatus including a plurality of bases forming stations and a barrier having a plurality of openings of different values and through which a missile is to be projected to determine the number of bases a player is entilted to proceed, said barrier comprising a pair of plates hingedly connected together and a sheet of fragile material interposed between said plates.

3. A game apparatus including a plurality of bases forming stations and a barrier having a plurality of openings of different values and through which a missile is projected to determine the number of bases a player is entitled to-proceed, said barriers comprising two plates hingedly connected together and a sheet of fragile material interposed between said plates and having characters of value displayed through the playing field, a barrier centrally disposed with respect to the longitudinal dimension of said playing field, and a bouncing plot interposed with respect to said barrier and each end of said playing field, said bouncing plots being of square form and equidistantly spaced from said barrier on opposite sides thereof.

6. In a game apparatus, a barrier comprising a vertically disposed panel having openings therein and a pair of standards for supporting said barrier, each of said standards comprising a pair of pivotally connected members'and a vertical supporting member carried thereby, said vertical supporting member being connected to the pivotally connected members at their pivoted point.

7. In a game apparatus, a barrier compris.

ing a vertically disposed panel having openmgs therein and a pair of standards for su porting said barrier, each of said stand- 

